The only taxpayers who will definitely face a higher rate are the richest 2 percent, who earn more than $200,000. In other words, the cost of Obamacare is far less than its critics would have you believe.

We spend over $4 on health and welfare for every senior citizen to every dollar that we spend educating and providing proper nutrition for all of our children. Such a system cannot sustain this country.

We are told regularly by advocates of the free market that more choice, as granted by the unfettered private marketplace, is the key to greater efficiency and value for consumers. So what does this look like?